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American History Essay Contest

The American History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation's great history and learn about history in a new light.

This contest is open to students in public, private, and parochial schools, and registered home-study programs. Students in grades five through eight are encouraged to participate. Each year, a selected topic for use during the academic year is announced, and contest instructions are published online and sent to schools by participating DAR chapters. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness.

Participating chapters send one winning essay from each of the four grades for judging on the state level. The state will send one winning essay from each of the four grades to be judged on a divisional level. The winning essay from each of the four grades will then be judged on the national level and the winners are announced.

Each student participant receives a certificate of participation from the chapter and the chapter winners receive bronze medals and certificates. State winners receive certificates and silver medals. National winners receive special certificates, medals, and a monetary award.

Click here for an informational PDF handout . For additional contest information or guidelines, please contact your local DAR chapter .

Patriots of the American Revolution High School Essay Contest

In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the DAR has launched the "Patriots of the American Revolution DAR High School Essay Contest.” This contest will focus on the men and women who figured in the events of the American Revolution (1773 – 1783), and it is hoped that students will find Patriots to write about who will interest and inspire them.

These Patriots may be one of our famous Founders, or an everyday man, woman, or child who supported the American Revolution in ways both large and small.  Students will be asked to discuss how their chosen Patriot contributed to the founding of the nation. Essays will be judged for historical accuracy, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and the quality and scope of references, particularly the use of primary sources.

This contest is open to students in public, private, and parochial schools, and registered home-study programs, in grades 9 through 12. Essays from students from all grades will be judged together, with one winning essay chosen at each level. Participating DAR Chapters will select one essay as the chapter winner, to be sent on to the State level; the State will select one essay winner to represent the state for judging at the Division level, and each Division level will also have one winner which will be sent on to the National contest. Each student participant receives a certificate of participation from the chapter and the chapter winners receive a bronze medal and certificate set. State winners receive a silver medal and certificate set. Division level winners receive certificates and a book. National winners receive special certificates, medals, and a monetary award.

The National Society will select first-, second- and third-place winners. The national winner will receive a National Winner Certificate, pin and monetary award, presented at NSDAR’s annual Continental Congress, and the winning essay may appear in official DAR communications. National second- and third-place winners will also receive a certificate and monetary award.

This essay contest is being launched to engage students during the 250 th anniversary of the American Revolution, and is designed to encourage students to think more about the many different people, known and unknown, who were a part of the American Revolution, and perhaps even see themselves in the figures they write about.

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Nancy Duffy, Old Glory DAR American History Essay Contest organizer; Mary Frances Musso, a junior at Christ Presbyterian Academy and high school winner of the DAR 2022-23 American History Essay Contest; Allison Musso, Mary Frances's mother; Mamie Tays and Lise Triggs, Old Glory DAR American History Essay Contest organizers. In her essay Mary Frances discussed the accomplishments of Paul Revere beyond his famous "Midnight Ride" in 1775. For her efforts she received a DAR Certificate, bronze medal, and a check from Old Glory for $250.

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Nancy Duffy, Old Glory chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest organizer; Anna Kate Williams, middle school winner of the American History Essay Contest; Lise Triggs, Old Glory DAR American History Essay Contest organizer and Amanda Muniz, FMS principal. Anna Kate, an 8th grade student at Freedom Middle School, is the middle school winner of the 2022-23 DAR American History Essay Contest. Her essay was about George Wythe, a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. During morning announcements Anna Kate was presented with a DAR certificate and medal and a $100 check from the Old Glory chapter.

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The Old Glory chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented the winners of the 2022-23 DAR Old Glory chapter American History Essay Contest.

Mary Frances Musso and Anna Kate Williams were presented with their awards earlier in January. Old Glory members Nancy Duffy and Lise Triggs presented Anna Kate, an eigth grade student at Freedom Middle School, with a DAR certificate and medal and a check from Old Glory for $100 during morning announcements at the school.  

Mary Frances, a junior at Christ Presbyterian Academy, was presented with a DAR certificate and medal and a check for $250 from Old Glory during an Old Glory meeting.  

The DAR Old Glory chapter-sponsored contest was open to five public middle schools, three public high schools and all private middle and high schools in Williamson County.

According to Duffy, the topic of this year’s middle school essay was to select a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from 1775-76. The Congress was debating the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson.

The high school topic was to select a figure from the era of the American Revolution (1773-1783) and discuss how that person influenced the course of the American Revolution.

Anna Kate, a descendant of Revolutionary War Cpt. William Ball of Virginia, wrote about the experiences of George Wythe, a delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress.  

“If I was going to be a man at the Continental Congress, I wanted to put women out there so they were represented,” she said.  

According to Triggs, women weren’t a main concern at the time, but some thought they should be.

“There were women who thought [the delegates] should do more to protect their rights,” Triggs added.  

In Anna Kate’s essay, Wythe recommended women serve in the Continental Army fulfilling supporting roles such as supply clerks and nurses. That would free up men in those jobs to fight. He was also stated in the essay, “women should have a voice in how our country should be run,” receive the same education as men, own land and serve in business positions.

Since the delegates of the Second Continental Congress were charged with creating a document creating a governing body, those discussions would have to wait.

“The key was getting together and listening to each other,” Anna Kate, as George Wythe, wrote. “We figured out that working together is the only way of defeating the British.”

On March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were signed and the Continental Congress remained the governing body of the colonies and later the 13 independent states until the Constitution was adopted on Sept. 17, 1787, and ratified on June 28, 1788. The British army surrendered in October 1781 and the Treaty of Paris was signed in November 1782 and approved by the Congress of the Confederation in April 1785.

Mary Frances chose Paul Revere for her Profile in Patriotism. She spotlighted the “exceptional patriotic spirit of Paul Revere” that went beyond his “Midnight Ride” in April 1775, which was made famous by the 1860 poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,

“Paul Revere’s passion and love of country shined through his activism in stirring other patriots to fight for their rights as colonists,” Mar Frances wrote

By 1770 the colonists were agitated and tired of being treated as lesser citizens of the Crown. After the Boston Massacre in March 1770, Paul Revere and other Sons of Liberty were determined to find ways to encourage “colonists to fight for a voice against Britain,” according to her essay.

Paul Revere did it through his “detailed caricatures” in political cartoons. His “propaganda” after the Boston Massacre filled the colonists “with anger and resentment towards the British soldiers,” Mary Frances wrote.  

In 1773 Paul Revere was among the patriots who “bravely participated in “dumping 9,000 pounds of tea into the [Boston] harbor and further forming militias throughout the 13 colonies.”

His famous ride “was a direct result of the [March 1775] Powder Alarm,” Mary Frances wrote. British soldiers were raiding villages and farms throughout the countryside to steal their gunpowder. They stole 300 barrels of gunpowder “angering and terrifying the colonists.”  

When the Sons of Liberty learned of a British plan in April 1775 to attack Concord, “It was decided to send an urgent warning to Concord, and the job was given to Paul Revere,” Mary Frances wrote, adding it was Revere’s decision to use lanterns in the Old North Church steeple to warn towns and villages across the Charles River how the British would be approaching Concord.  

“Contrary to what most people think, Revere actually yelled, ‘the Regulars are out,’ instead of ‘the British are coming,’ ” Mary Frances wrote. “He didn’t yell ‘the British’ because everyone living in the area was British by blood.”

They were called regulars because they were a part of a standing army and not a militia, she added.

Paul Revere’s ride impacted more than the outcome of the first battle of the American Revolution and “the shot heard ’round the world;” it rallied patriots throughout the colonies, Mary Frances wrote.  

“If Paul Revere had not sounded the alarm of the Red Coats march out of Boston, the colonists would not have been able to so impressively defend themselves against the dominating world power at the time,” she concluded. “[Paul Revere] devoted his life to spreading his fiery patriotism across the colonies.”

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Meet this Year's American History Essay Winners

The American History Essay Contest welcomes essays from students in grades 5 through 8, all centered on a theme that changes annually, often to commemorate the anniversary of an important event. The 2021-2022 American History Essay Contest commemorates the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery. This monument was dedicated on Armistice Day in 1921, with a ceremony led by President Harding.

In their essays, students were asked to write from the perspective of a young person whose brother had lost his life in The Great War, and who had traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to be present with their family at the dedication. Students wrote about what this even meant to them and why they believed remembering those who gave their lives for our country is so important. 

This year, over 23,000 students entered the American History Essay Contest, from all 50 states. The Southeast Division was particularly active, with over 8,800 students participating, and the South Central and East Central divisions were also active with over 3,700 and 3,500 students participating, respectively. Chapters, states and divisions gathered the entries and enlisted a variety of distinguished judges to read and rank the essays. Winners from each level are forwarded to the next level. This committee wishes to thank the enthusiastic involvement of so many chapters across the country and in the Units Overseas.

The winners are:

First place

Elizabeth “Mei-Mei” Payne, a 5th grader from Kansas City, Missouri, who was sponsored by the Mission Hill Chapter in Kansas.

Catherine Hogan, a 6th reader from Farmington, CT, sponsored by the Abigail Phelps Chapter in Connecticut.

Lana Chan, a 7th grader from Cottonwood Heights, UT, sponsored by the Uintah Chapter. in Utah.

Alaina Voeller, an 8th grader from Newberg, Oregon, sponsored by the Yamhill Chapter in Oregon.

Second place

Abigail Lilly, a 5th grader from Marshall, North Carolina, sponsored by the Rebecca Sevier Waddel Chapter in North Carolina.

Ainsley Voeller, a 6th grader from Newburg, Oregon, sponsored by the Yamhill Chapter in Oregon.

Isadora Nassa, a 7th grader from Riverside, Connecticut, sponsored by the Putnam Hill Chapter in Connecticut.

Savannah Clingan, an 8th grader from Hays, Kansas, sponsored by the Courtney Spalding Chapter in Kansas.

Third place

Sophia Thompson, a 5th grader from Meridien, Idaho, sponsored by the Ee-dah-how Chapter in Idaho.

Mathias Mayo-Hostetter, a 6th grader from Los Angeles, California, sponsored by the Beverly Hills Chapter in California.

Phoebe Turner, a 7th grader from Kelly, Wyoming, sponsored by the Davey Jackson Chapter in Wyoming.

Sam Longhurst, an 8th grader from Lehi, Utah, sponsored by the Wasatch Range Chapter in Utah.

The first place winners from each grade will be presented with a pin, certificate and monetary award on stage at the Education Awards Night during Continental Congress. The second and third place winners will receive a certificate and monetary award. The National First Place Winners’ essays will be on display in the Americana Room during Continental Congress.

This committee is also delighted to see a number of familiar names: students who have entered in the past have entered again, and sets of siblings, both who have entered in their respective grade levels this year, and siblings who have entered over the past few years. We can see that students do enjoy this contest and look forward to writing essays again, and we thank all the chapters across the country and from Units Overseas for promoting this contest and making it such a successful way to reach out to our local communities!

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Five tips to help your students succeed

Looking for a middle school writing contest this fall? Look no further than the Daughters of the American Revolution’s (DAR) American History Essay Contest. In a previous teaching position, my middle schoolers participated in this contest for several years. I always looked forward to the day each fall when I would receive my teacher’s packet from my local DAR chapter.

If you’re not familiar with the DAR, here’s a brief intro from the organization’s website: “The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children.”

My students have had great success with the DAR American History Essay Contest. Within five years, eight sixth- through eighth-grade former students won at the local level. Of those, two essays placed first at the state level. One of those also won at the division level (comprised of eight states), and then competed at the national level. Recognition and prizes are determined by each local DAR chapter. In fact, my local chapter provided an annual luncheon where the local winners would be celebrated. In addition, the chapter awarded certificates and pins for winners, and certificates for all entrants. At the state and higher levels, monetary awards are distributed.

My students benefited from the emphasis placed on the contest. First, entering the contest was an assignment . I didn’t want only the advanced students to compete, as usually happens when I make a contest voluntary. I wanted everyone to see that I had confidence in their abilities and that they had a real opportunity to win.

I always made a big deal out of the annual contest. I would decorate my room around the theme, hanging posters and decorations to fit the topics. For example, for the year that Women’s Suffrage was the topic, I printed and hung vintage posters, created vignettes for notable women in the movement, and built my room around a color scheme of purple and yellow, the colors of the suffrage movement.

The best thing about this contest? The topic changes every year.

The topics for the contest, all based on a historical event, change from year to year. Past topics have included the National Parks system, Ellis Island, the effects of World War One, the Stamp Act, Women’s Suffrage, and others. (While the topic and prompt changes every year, the general rules and guidelines for the contests remain the same.)

This year’s topic follows:

“The Second Continental Congress met from May 10, 1775 – March 1, 1781, and included delegates from thirteen colonies. This Congress was instrumental in shaping what was to become the United States of America. Imagine that you are a delegate during the 1775-1776 Second Continental Congress. Which colony are you from and what will be important for you to accomplish for your colony?” Daughters of the American Revolution american history essay contest 2022-2023

As usual, the prompts encourage students to write a narrative-style essay. Let your students get creative.

• Could they write the essay in the form of a letter?
• Or would a straight-forward answer to the question in the form of an informative piece be better to their liking?
• This year’s prompt could even be written in the form of a persuasive essay, arguing for the passage of a particular piece of legislation unique to the chosen colony.

Download the contest guidelines by clicking below:

This year’s 2022-2023 contest guide sheet outlines the topic, length (600-1,000 for 6-8 grades), format, and bibliography details. (Note: Each DAR chapter designates their own individual due dates. Check with your local chapter by locating it here on the national DAR website’s chapter locater. )

I encourage you to try the DAR American History Essay Contest with your fifth- through eighth-graders. It was a mainstay in my middle school classes, as well as the DAR’s high school contest (Patriots of the American Revolution). Check back next week for a post about the high school contest.

Over the years, I’ve developed some ideas to generate success with this contest. Here are those tips:

5 Tips to Help Your Students Succeed at the DAR American History Essay Contest:

• Don’t skimp on prior knowledge. Getting kids invested in the contest depends on piquing their interest and building expertise on the topic. Because students are required to write 600-1,000 words on the topic, they need to be confident in the subject matter. In my previous middle school classroom, I would start around October 1 to plan ways to make my students familiar with the topic. I designed AOW assignments using articles that pertained to World War One, Women’s Suffrage, and other topics. We also watched educational videos and documentaries, and made short presentations about characters central to the theme.
• Decorate your room. Make the contest an event! I would typically devote an entire room-length whiteboard to the contest. I located war posters, suffragette flyers, national park info, and more to make my room all about the essay topic. Some students even used these visuals to inspire authentic details for their essays.
• Locate and share mentor texts. I scoured the internet to find previous winning essays, or check with your local chapter. Despite being written on another topic entirely, sharing with students a few winning essays showed them the level of quality they would need to produce in their own work. Here’s a link to a post with a former student’s winning essay that competed at the national level.
• Encourage students to blend genres. In my experience, I guided my eighth-grade students to take a narrative approach, and then fortify the narrative with informational exposition. This blended genre approach conveniently allowed me to introduce those multi-discourse skills at a relatively early time of the academic year. When testing time came around in the spring, students already had some experience with blended genre writing, thanks to this contest.
• Don’t rush the writing process. Start early enough so students have time to brainstorm, draft, peer review, revise, and submit. From start to finish, the DAR contest would typically fill four to six weeks; however, I do know that in some years, we crammed it into three.

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Have you ever tried a DAR contest? Leave a comment below or send me a message via my Contact Page. If you need more info, please ask. I’ll be glad to help you however I can.

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NEWTOWN — Teagan Atherton Cook, of Newtown Square, won the Jeptha Abbott, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022 American History Essay Contest. Teagan is an Eighth Grade student at the Holy Child School at Rosemont. Her essay was entitled, “The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.” On Feb, 1, at a ceremony at St. David’s Church, Wayne, DAR Historian and American History Essay Committee Chairperson Clare Edwards Myer presented Teagan with a DAR winner’s certificate, pin, and gifts. “Teagan Atherton Cook’s essay was eloquent and masterful for so young a writer,” said Clare Edwards Myer. “It is an honor to recognize this extraordinary scholar as the Jeptha Abbott, NSDAR, Contest Winner for 2021-2022.”

This year, students based their essays on the following: “November 11, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Imagine that you had a brother who lost his life on the battlefields of France during World War I. You and your family attended the November 11, 1921, dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. Describe what this meant to you and your family. Why is it important to remember those who gave their lives to serve our nation?”

As part of its mission to support the study of American History, the NSDAR sponsors an annual history essay contest for students in fifth through eighth grade. The competition is open to all students in public, private, and parochial schools, as well as registered home-study programs. The Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light. This year’s Jeptha Abbott, NSDAR, American History Committee members consisted of Historian and Committee Chairperson Clare Edwards Myer, Lisa Gresh, Anne Greene Hain, Martha Parker, Anne Peckham, Cheryl Deguio Smith, and Karen Franks Zetterberg. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit http://www.DAR.org .

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Delaware County Council is searching for centenarians to honor at its 20th annual Centenarian Luncheon on Monday, May 16.

Anyone turning 100 or older in 2022 is invited to attend this luncheon at the Drexelbrook Banquet Center. In 2021, 26 centenarians attended the luncheon and staff of the Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) visited five centenarians in the community and mailed an additional twenty proclamations to centenarians’ residences.

Centenarians and one guest are admitted for free to the May luncheon. Additional guests may purchase tickets for $25. Guests also receive a commemorative photo from the day along with a special proclamation from Delaware County Council.

The organization or facility that brings the most centenarians to the luncheon will receive a cash prize. For more information or to register to attend the luncheon, contact Debbie Hedgepeth at 610-872-1406.

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Designer Bag Bingo is planned at Folcroft Fire Company Station 1, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March, 11 to benefit Folcroft Fire Company and this spring’s Southeast Delco Musical. This is an adult-only event and no person under 21 will be admitted. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 each or $175/full table of 8 until March 5. After that, they’ll be $35. If available, they will be available at the door for $35.

Bingo prizes will include bags from Coach, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, and more. Men are also invited to play, as there will be items for men as well as door prizes, a 50/50 and raffle baskets. This will be a BYOB event and players can bring their own snacks and food, too. Ten games of regular Bingo will be played, with each game rewarding a large designer bag as the prize. A packet of game cards are provided with admission. To increase their odds, attendees can purchase additional card packs for $10, as well as buy two specialty games.

To purchase tickets, leave a message for Chief Weber 610-461-2256 or email [email protected]/.

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Dine and Dish, hosted by realtor Michelle Leonard, will present special guest Jen Croneberger, founder of the Human Leadership Institute, 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, at The Refectory, 862 Lancaster Ave., Villanova. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Croneberger is a widely sought-after four-time TEDx speaker and compassionate leadership/culture change consultant and is the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of JLynne Consulting Group, LLC and The Human  Leadership Institute. Most of her last 20 years have been spent instilling confidence and building deeper connections and awareness.

Her Master’s Degree is in Sports and Performance Psychology and some of Croneberger’s clients have included professional athletes as well as organizations that include Nike, Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, The US Department of Defense, The NIH and the USDA. Croneberger is a “Dare to Lead” Instructor. She holds certifications from the Harvard Business School in Sustainable Business Strategy, Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University and The Science of Well-Being from Yale University. Croneberger is currently an invite-only member of the Forbes’ Coaches Council for 2020/2021, and a doctoral candidate in the field of Leadership.

Croneberger was named Female Business Leader of the Year in 2009, and “Best of 2015-2019: The #1 Motivational Speaker in the Philadelphia, PA & Washington, DC Regions.

Cost for the three course dinner, prepared by culinary director Chef Biff Gottehrer, is $50, with tax and tip included. A cash bar will be available. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County.

Parking is available in the Villanova University Parking Garage on S. Ithan Ave. For tickets, call Steve Khuu at 610-519-5786 by Feb. 18 or e-mail [email protected]/.

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The Philly Home and Garden Show returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks for three days only from Friday, Feb. 25, to Sunday, Feb. 27. Attendees will find new inspiration, innovative products, helpful tips, and lots of deals in remodeling, home improvements, décor, and outdoor spaces with opportunities to connect with hundreds of home and garden experts.

The show will include over 200 exhibitors ranging from home décor and furniture to garden and landscaping to kitchen and bath to food and beverage. Celebrity guest, Mina Starsiak Hawk from the HGTV series Good Bones will make an appearance on Saturday at 1 p.m. She will share some of her best home improvement and renovation tips with attendees. Other celebrity guest appearances include Jeff Devlin from Stone House Revival on Friday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 12 noon, as well as the Host of Professional Grade, Yard Crashers, and Vacation House for Free, Matt Blashaw on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. To check out the full Main Stage schedule throughout the weekend, visit   https://phillyhomeandgarden.com/show-features/speakers-celebrities.

Philly Home and Garden Show hours are Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $11 for adults or $9 in advance, and free for children under age 12. Parking is free. For all show information and tickets, visit http://www.phillyhomeandgarden.com .

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DOWNINGTOWN—A Downingtown student and a West Chester student were winners in the 2021 American History Essay contest sponsored by The Chester County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Each year students in grades fifth through eighth are given the opportunity to compose an essay and have it presented to the CCDAR for evaluation.  In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Nov. 11, 2021, the essay topic was “Imagine that you had a brother who lost his life on the battlefields of France during World War I. You and your family attended the Nov. 11, 1921, dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. Describe what this meant to you and your family. Why is it important to remember those who gave their lives to serve our nation?” Judging guidelines included historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of material, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, neatness, and that the essay is the student’s own work.

The winners were Graham Drummond, 6th grade, Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center, Downingtown, and Claire Bushnell, 8th grade, E.N. Peirce Middle School, West Chester.

All winners have their essays submitted to the state level where Claire Bushnell was selected as the Pennsylvania State DAR 8th grade winner. Christopher Beatty, Gifted Resource teacher at E.N. Peirce Middle School of West Chester, said about Claire “I’ve known Claire for three years now and she gets more impressive with each passing year.  She has a wide array of interests and abilities.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see her in a political office in the future, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if she becomes a roller coaster engineer.  Claire will succeed in whatever field and in whatever program that is lucky enough to gain her interest.”

In 2021, The National Society of the DAR established a new high school-level essay contest focused on figures of the American Revolution, in preparation for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The contest is open to students in grades 9 through 12.The topic was “Select a figure from the era of the American Revolution (1773-1783). Discuss how he or she influenced the course of the American Revolution, who he or she was and his/her contribution to the founding of a new nation. Your figure may be any person, whether a well-known figure or an everyday man, woman or child who supported the American Revolution in ways large or small.”  The evaluation criteria were the same as the American History Essays contest. Congratulations to CCDAR winner Melissa Griswold, a 10th grader at Unionville High School.

During the March 7 CCDAR meeting winners were given a certificate, medal and monetary award by Dawn Coughlan, CCDAR Regent, and Elberta Clinton, Chair, American History Essay Awards. Senator John Kane and Michael Hartman, representing Senator Carolyn Comitta, presented the students with a citation on behalf of the Pennsylvania state senate.

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Representatives of the regional chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution were on hand Wednesday, March 30, 2022, to present awards in the DAR’s annual essay contest to members of Donna Yost’s sixth-grade class at Enterprise Elementary School. From left, are DAR chapter Secretary Marcia Wilson, contest judge and chapter retired President Joan Smith, second-place winner Ella Hillock, first-place winner Aspen Cameron and Yost.

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ENTERPRISE — Two sixth-graders from Enterprise Elementary School were named winners of the annual Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest, and were recognized by DAR representatives before their class Wednesday, March 30.

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Aspen Cameron, who attends school virtually, was awarded first prize in the district competition (Wallowa, Union and Baker counties) and won $50. Her essay also won the state competition and now goes on to be judged at a divisional level with some of the other states. If selected as a division winner, the essay would be forwarded for the national competition. A certificate, gold pin and monetary award is presented to each national winner at Continental Congress in June 2022.

As Oregon’s state winner, Aspen will have the opportunity to attend a luncheon at the 107th Oregon State DAR Conference May 19-20 at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas.

Ella Hillock won second in the class, receiving a certificate and $25.

The students in Donna Yost’s class were among 34 who submitted entries for the La Grande-based Lone Pine Tree Chapter of the DAR to judge. Joan Smith, a retired chapter president and judge of the contest, joined chapter Secretary Marcia Wilson in presenting the awards.

Smith told the class about the DAR, its background and its importance.

“Our theme and motto is, ‘God, Home and Country.’ Also, it’s patriotism, historical preservation and education, and that’s why I’m here,” Smith said. “We’ve got to let everybody know how wonderful our country is and how proud we should be of our country because we have a wonderful country. Patriotism is very, very important.”

The local DAR chapter, Smith said, was established in 1995 and includes Wallowa, Baker and Union counties. The national organization was founded Oct. 11, 1890, and recognized by Congress five years later. She said the national organization has more than a million members in chapters worldwide.

Yost pointed out that DAR is for female descendants of Revolutionary War veterans and any woman who can prove lineal descent from a patriot ancestor who provided aid to the Revolution. A separate organization, the Sons of the American Revolution, exists for male descendants.

Boys are eligible to compete in the essay contest, too.

Smith encouraged anyone interested to seek membership in a SAR or DAR chapter.

Yost said she’s been planning to do just that.

“I have the paperwork, though I haven’t actually done it yet,” she said.

The essays, which were to be submitted before Christmas, this year were on the centennial of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. It was dedicated Nov. 11, 1921, with a ceremony in which wreaths were laid, then-President Warren G. Harding and other officials spoke and families gathered. The essay writers were to imagine they were the younger siblings of a boy who’d lost his life in the battlefields of France during the Great War and they attended the dedication of the tomb in Washington, D.C. They were also to tell what it meant to their families and why it’s important to remember those who gave their lives for their country.

Aspen Cameron told a realistic account of what it would have been like to first, receive the news of her brother’s battlefield death and then her and her parents’ tearful reactions. She also told of a letter sent by her brother from his base in France in which he said he loved them and “loved helping change the world for the better.”

Next was the trip to Arlington, all of them dressed in mourning black. They were impressed by the beauty of the monument to the Unknown Soldier, as well as the many crosses of veterans buried there.

Again, the tears started to flow, with her mom comforting her and her dad standing strong for them all. The honor guard expressed their condolences, as did many of those in attendance to each other.

She ended by saying, “I was thinking at the time that I did not know how I was going to get over the loss of my brother.”

Ella Hillock wrote about attending the dedication ceremony at Arlington and being impressed by the beautiful monument, but said, “it did not mend my sorrows.”

She, too, wrote of the experience of receiving the War Department notification and the grief that caused. In her case, her brother’s body was recovered and sent home, so the family buried him locally so they could visit his grave without having to travel a long way.

At the dedication ceremony, she mentioned hearing President Harding speak using “big words I couldn’t exactly understand.” She may not have understood, but she did know the president and other speakers were honoring her brother and the other fallen.

She wrote of making their way home and her mother later putting flowers on her brother’s gravestone.

“I slid my fingers over the rough stone,” she wrote in conclusion. “I wouldn’t ever be able to let go of the sadness of my brother’s death, but I knew I could live through it. Someday, I’ll see him again. And just that little thought made my whole heart warm up.”

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The American History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light.

The Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is an annual national essay contest in honor of Christopher Columbus.

To learn more about NSDAR Essay Contests , visit the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Website .

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LAS CRUCES - Three Las Cruces students won honors for essay-writing from the Dona Ana Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in their 2021 American History Essay Contest.

Two of the winners also won state honors.

Sierra Middle School seventh-grader Mia Homsi and Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy eighth grader Asa Laws won first place state honors for their grade levels. The two will read their work aloud at the State DAR conference April 2 In Albuquerque.

Roma Subedi’s essay won first place in Las Cruces for her grade level. She is a fifth grader at University Hills Elementary.

DAR’s American History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation's great history and learn about history in a new light. It is open to students in public, private, and parochial schools, and registered home-study programs. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and neatness.

Dona Ana DAR American History Chapter Chair Bonnie Poloner coordinated the Las Cruces essay contest. Poloner said it is vital that students learn about important American history topics with which they are not familiar.

Poloner appointed three Las Cruces essay judges including retired history teacher Kathy Fox, National DAR Historic Preservation Medal winner Sally Kading and history buff Bill Kinsella.

DAR is an organization with a rich history while also being relevant in today’s world. More than a million women have joined the organization since it was founded over 125 years ago. They became members to honor their heritage as well as make a difference in their communities across the country and the world. Learn more about DAR’s history and what members are doing today to continue that legacy locally by visiting the Las Cruces chapter website at https://donaanadar.com .

The DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children. Any woman 18 years or older — regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution — is eligible for membership.

For information on how to join DAR, contact the Dona Ana chapter’s registrar Carol McIntyre at [email protected] .

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Above: Vanguard student Zachary Henry (center) was presented his award by Mindy Foti (left), American history chair, and Angela Granger, regent of the Henry Downs Chapter.

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Right: Home-schooled student Caleb Vaughan was presented his award by Mindy Foti, American history chair of the Henry Downs Chapter.

The Henry Downs Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announced the winners of the 2021-22 American History Essay Contest and the Patriots of the American Revolution High School Essay Contest.

Zachary Henry, a sophomore at Vanguard College Preparatory School, won the regional and state Patriots of the American Revolution essay contest, writing about “Benedict Arnold: Skilled Commander, Overlooked Talent.” His essay advanced to compete in the DAR national essay contest.

The high school contest invited students to select a figure from American Revolution era and discuss how he or she influenced the course of the revolution and contributed to new nation’s founding.

Zachary views Arnold as “a very conflicted man who made an admittedly terrible mistake, which in most people’s minds unfairly canceled out all of his good deeds.” Zachary noted the strategic victories Arnold achieved for the Colonial war effort, his personal sacrifices, and George Washington’s acknowledgement of Arnold as “his finest field commander.”

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Caleb Vaughan, a seventh-grade home-schooled student, submitted the winning American History essay, titled “The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Memorial, Meaning, and Memory.”

This year’s theme, open to students in fifth through seventh grades, was “The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.” Nov. 11, 2021, was the 100th anniversary of the tomb’s dedication. Students were asked to imagine they had a brother who died on the battlefields of France during World War I, and their family attended the dedication of the tomb. Caleb hopes to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C.

Caleb and Zachary were presented with a chapter winner certificate, a bronze American history medal and a check for $50.

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DAR essay contest entries sought

The Lt. George Farragut Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution is accepting entries for two American history essay contests for local students in grades five through 12.

Both contests are open to students in public, private or parochial schools and homeschoolers.

The American History Essay Contest is open to students in grades five through eight. The essay title is “Delegate to Second Continental Congress.” Students are to imagine being a delegate during 1775-76 and to write about what will be important for you to accomplish for your colony. One chapter winner in each grade will be awarded $50 and advance to the state-level competition.

The Patriots of the American Revolution Essay Contest is open to students in grades nine through 12. Students are to write about someone — famous or unknown — who influenced the course of the American Revolution and the founding of a new nation. A $200 award is given to the chapter winner, and the winning essay will advance to the state-level competition.

The contests provide an opportunity for students to refine their research and writing skills. Teachers are encouraged to integrate the contests into their curriculum.

Stephanie Keaty, chair of the American History Committee sponsoring both contests, states, “A DAR award is coveted by students when applying to colleges. It shows initiative, interest in history and endorsement by a national organization known for its high standards.”

Entries must be submitted by Dec. 15, 2022. For complete details and guidelines, please contact Mrs. Keaty via email at [email protected] .

The Lt. George Farragut Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was organized in 1965 in Coeur d’Alene. NSDAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism and honoring the patriots of the Revolutionary War. The chapter website is ltgeorgefarragut.weebly.com .

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The Davey Jackson Chapter NSDAR participates in the annual American History Essay Contest for students in grades 5 through 8.   In 2021, in preparation for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the Davey Jackson Chapter NSDAR will also participate in a new essay contest for high school students focused on figures of the American Revolution.   Details for each of these contests follows.  

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Are you in grades 5 through 8? You are invited to participate in the American History Essay Contest

Topic for 2021-2022

November 11, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Imagine that you had a brother who lost his life on the battlefields of France during World War I. You and your family attended the November 11, 1921, dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. Describe what this meant to you and your family. Why is it important to remember those who gave their lives to serve our nation?

Title of Essay:

“the tomb of the unknown soldier””.

Open to Grades 5 through 8 Length: 300-600 words (grade 5); 600-1,000 words (grades 6, 7, and 8)

One winner will be selected by the Davey Jackson Chapter for each grade level .   All entrants to this year’s contest will receive a certificate and grade-level winners will also receive a medal and monetary award.  All winning essays selected by our chapter will advance to the Wyoming state level competition.  The Wyoming state winner from each grade will advance to the divisional level. The divisional winners will advance to the national level where the winners are announced. All National winners will receive a certificate, medal and a monetary award.    Deadline for submission to the Davey Jackson Chapter is December 10, 2021. You can download official contest rules by clicking: ( 2021-22-AHEC_info )  

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Open to Grades 9 through 12 Length: 800 to 1,200 words

Topic: Select a figure from the era of the American Revolution (1773 – 1783). Discuss how he or she influenced the course of the American Revolution, who he or she was and his/her contribution to the founding of a new nation. Figures may be any person, whether a well-known figure or an everyday man, woman or child who supported the American Revolution in ways large or small.

Students are encouraged to use primary sources (i.e., immediate, first-hand accounts such as letters, diaries, speeches or newspaper reports) for their research, lesser well-known figures are acceptable, but subjects must have been actual participants, i.e. not fictionalized.

All entrants to this year’s contest will receive a certificate.  A single winner will be selected by the Davey Jackson Chapter and will receive a medal and monetary award.  The chapter winner will advance to the Wyoming state level competition.  The Wyoming state winner will advance to the divisional level. The divisional winner will advance to the national level. The National winner will receive a certificate, pin and monetary award.   

Deadline for submission to Davey Jackson Chapter is December 10, 2021. You can download official contest rules by clicking: ( Patriot_Contest_Info )

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Please contact the Davey Jackson Historian. [email protected]

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Pictured are the winners of the Quaker Meadows Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) American History Essay Contest.

Quaker Meadows Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honored winners of their American History Essay Contest earlier this year.

The chapter’s high school winner also won second place at the DAR state level. She is Nancy Carol Ezell McQuaid, a 10th-grader at R. L. Patton High School.

“Patriots of the American Revolution” was the theme for students in grades nine through 12. Students were asked to write about a person of their choosing who supported the American Revolution in ways large or small.

Winner Nancy Carol wrote about Laodicea (Dicey) Langston of South Carolina who risked her life to spy on the British and deliver information to her brother’s Continental Army camp.

Students in grades five through eight wrote on the theme, “Stars and Stripes Forever,” commemorating the patriotic march composed by John Philip Sousa. Sousa performed it with his band for the first time in 1897 in Philadelphia.

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Elementary and middle school winners were Beckham Edwards in fifth grade at Valdese Elementary; Kathryn Mooney in sixth grade at Table Rock Middle; Scout Jarrell in seventh grade at New Dimensions; and Parker Lantvit in eighth grade at New Dimensions.

In addition to Nancy Carol Ezell McQuaid, both Beckham Edwards and Kathryn Mooney won at the DAR District level.

Earning honorable mention were the following students: Whitley Strange in fifth grade at W. A. Young Elementary; Claire Huffman in sixth grade at Heritage Middle; Karla Wulschner in seventh grade at Walter Johnson Middle; Daly Harrison in eighth grade at Table Rock Middle; and Adalise Kue at East Burke High School.

DAR’s annual American history essay contest reflects their mission of historic preservation, patriotism and education. For more information about DAR, contact Regent Pat Wells at 919 698-8098.

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DAR honors Hopatcong history teacher, essay contest winners

The Chinkchewunska Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently held its annual education reception at the Elias Van Bunschooten Museum in Wantage.

David Campagna of Hopatcong High School was honored as the 2024 Outstanding Teacher of American History.

One hundred essays from students in grades 5-8 at four schools were entered in the DAR’s annual American History Essay Contest. The young writers were asked to imagine that they were newspaper reporters in 1896 attending the first concert featuring John Phillip Sousa’s famous march “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

Contest winners were fifth-grader Jake Pando, sixth-grader Zachary Palmer, seventh-grader Bryce Yanoff and eighth-grader Lucas Kozonasky.

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